"In lightness the root is lost. In haste…" — Laozi

"In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost."

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1,065 Quotes by Laozi

Laozi has 1,065 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they…
Goodness strives not, and therefore it is not rebuked.
He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall…
Therefore the Sage embraces Unity, and is a model for all under Heaven. He is free from self-display, therefore he…
He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the…
He who is great must make humility his base. He who is high must make lowliness his foundation. Thus, princes…
Thus it is that "Some things are increased by being diminished, others are diminished by being increased." What others have…
What makes a kingdom great is its being like a down-flowing river,--the central point towards which all the smaller streams…
Therefore, if a great kingdom humbles itself before a small kingdom, it shall make that small kingdom its prize. And…
The reason why rivers and seas are able to be lords over a hundred mountain streams, is that they know…
Therefore the Sage, wishing to be above the people, must by his words put himself below them; wishing to be…
The Sage expects no recognition for what he does; he achieves merit but does not take it to himself; he…

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More Haste Quotes

This quote is filed under Haste Quotes, one of 225 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors… — Jean de la Bruyere
Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure. — Lord Byron
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the… — Henri Frederic Amiel
So surely as you find yourself in the mental attitude of haste, just so surely may you know that you… — Wallace D. Wattles
One must never be perfidious to his master. In the Lun Yu it says: One should act according to the… — Takeda Nobushige
Sweet flowers are slow and weeds make haste. — William Shakespeare
Make haste cautiously. — Augustus
Who wooed in haste, and means to wed at leisure. — William Shakespeare
Haste breeds error; error breeds woe. — Janet Morris
Oh be swift to live, make haste to be kind. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins… — William Shakespeare
That which anyone has been long learning unwillingly, he unlearns with proportional eagerness and haste. — William Hazlitt

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